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Certified Crane Service

Certified Crane Service is the best in Los Angeles Crane Rental Service! If you need manned hydraulic cranes, come to us. Serving the greater Los Angeles area with the finest crane rental service in the business. Our work spans the industry, from construction to film. Certified Crane Service specializes in servicing the needs of the movie and television studios.

Dennis & Jerry Smith, founders Certified Crane Service

Jerry and Dennis Smith started in the crane business in 1972 and 1973, respectively. They soon joined forces to form Smith Brothers Crane Rental. Their early one-man cranes were adapted to allow travel control from the operating position. This enabled them to do extensive work with boilermakers, building big water tanks, as well as huge oil storage tanks in refineries. They were also useful on steel erecting jobs, notably installing columns in tilt-up buildings.

Certified Crane Service and Smith Brothers Crane Rental, Inc. still has customers from those early years, notably steel erecting companies and other construction related businesses. In fact 90% of our business is repeat business. That said, we always welcome new customers. Our new clients soon learn how we earned the many years of loyalty from our original business partners. We are a small, friendly outfit that is unafraid to take on a big job. We are a company that makes a special effort to tailor to the needs of our customers. Let us work with you to make your job a success, too!

Over the years, our projects have included Los Angeles’ Aerospace Museum and the Science Museum, the Artesia and Harbor Freeway Interchange, Disney Concert Hall, DreamWorks’ Glendale Complex and most recently the new Business Building at El Camino College.

Certified Crane Rental Service has two convenient locations–one in Gardena and the other in the San Fernando Valley–to better serve you. We work to dispatch our cranes from the crane yard closest to your job. In doing so, it cuts down distance to the job. It also saves you as much on travel expenses as possible.

Toll Free: 1-877-Crane03, Los Angeles: 310-515-7368

Billing/Office Address: 6539 S. BRoadway, Gardena 90248-2713

Crane Yard Only: 10289 Lopez Canyon Rd, San Fernando, 91342

Certified Crane Rental – Any Crane Job In Los Angeles, Long Beach, Orange County, Riverside and The Valley

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Our Cranes In Action

Certified Crane Service at Work

Whether we’re working on a film set or setting up in a refinery, Certified Crane Service can provide a variety of different services. From Hollywood to Burbank to Sylmar to Whittier to San Pedro to Manhattan Beach to Long Beach to Orange County to San Diego and more, Certified Crane has worked all over the Southern California region. Wherever you are in SoCal, so are we!

View photos and videos of all the different ways we service the industry. No matter your crane job, we have the right tools to get the work done with care and expediency. Enjoy the gallery!

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Eddie Murphy in Norbit. We lifted this water bag and set it in the water slide to cause the splishing and splashing of Murphy’s Rasputia character. See the scene below.

Video Gallery

Also check out our Instagram feed, featuring shots live from crane job sites and past work, as well as pictures our fleet and crew taken in a variety of angles and situations. Feel free to follow us on IG, and we’ll be happy to follow you back. Our account name there (and Twitter) is “smithcert,” and we appreciate all the support and “likes” you’ve given us! See all our latest activity below.

Our Instagram Feed

Customer Service

Smith Brothers Crane Rental, Inc.specializes in meeting the needs of an ever changing landscape in the building and infrastructure industry.

Certified Crane on the set of hit television game show “Wipeout”

With 40 years of experience in the building and construction industry we have proven over and over again that things can be done the right way and in the least amount of time. When our customers come to us with special needs, we don’t see problems, we see “opportunities to prove ourselves.”

Certified Crane Service was established because we found that the specialized needs of the entertainment industry demand unique attention.

Certified Crane has vast experience using cranes for lighting, stunts, rain bars, special effects and set construction. We have also worked with every major studio and have enjoyed a fantastic working relationship for many years.

Quality Crane Service

We are open to hear about any job, large or small, from single pick specials to large-scale long-term contracted projects. Our salesmen are always standing by. Feel free to contact us with whatever project you might have on your hands and we will match you with the best crane at the best price. When you go with Certified Crane Service and Smith Brothers Crane Rental you can count on quality workmanship and professional, courteous service. We have a long track record of excellent operating and safe industry practices.

Our operators and crew are randomly drug tested, OECP Certified for Operating and Rigging & Signaling. They also have TWIC Cards.

The best in Los Angeles crane rental services! Certified Crane Service is a Southern California crane company. We serve the greater SoCal area, including LA, Orange County, Long Beach and the valley. We offer the finest, most reliable crane rental service in the business for 40 years and counting. Our work spans the industry, from construction and infrastructure to film and television. Southern California’s Certified Crane Service specializes in servicing the needs of the movie and television studios. When Los Angeles needs a crane to rent, they call on us.

From Glulam beams to steel beams, from cabinets to cooling towers, from bridge work to highway work, from movie productions to television commercials, from amusement parks to game show sets, from palm trees to tree houses, from spas to rooftops, Certified Crane Service and Smith Brothers Crane Rental have done it all. And we’re always open to new ideas, as well. Don’t hesitate to call with any jobs you might have. For Los Angeles crane rental, there is no better choice. We pride ourselves at making your project work in a safe, cost-efficient manner and sticking within your budget.

The Right Choice For Los Angeles Crane Rental

We offer manned and operated hydraulic cranes from 5-ton to 165-ton in size. No job is too big or too small. Call us any time, 24 hours, 7 days a week, for a quote today. Or use our easy, handy “get a quote” form, and we’ll promptly answer any questions you might have. When you need Los Angeles crane rental, call us first.